What do you do to get to sleep?

[roadgeek9]

Some people have the inability to go to sleep as soon as they get into bed. I personally do myself. I just want to know what you do to help yourself get to sleep.

I am supposed to be in bed by 10:15 or 10:30 and I am usually asleep by 11:00 or 11:15. I just talk to myself for more than 20 minutes and I just fall asleep as soon as I get sick of hearing myself.

In fact, I told somebody at school that, and they didn't believe me, mainly because I do talk...a lot...more than I should.

[_bobcat_ Veteran]

I read, or play my DS with the lamp off. These things clear my mind of the stuff that normally would keep me awake, I think that's why they work.

[colealtdelete]

I'm usually exhausted by the time I hit the pillow. I work 730am-5pm, and I'm up at 5:15am. I get home around 6pm, eat dinner, watch some T.V. and pass out. I fell asleep at 7:45pm last night and didn't get up till 5:15am. :o

[punktematrix]

Read Neowin blogs.

[RadishTM Veteran]

Listen to my iPod in bed.

Radish?

[BOOYAH]

rub one off :)

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

I read, or play my DS with the lamp off. These things clear my mind of the stuff that normally would keep me awake, I think that's why they work.

Those precise two things have the opposite effect on me, the other night I started playing on the DS and was still there at 7am as wide awake as ever. (I had it on charge at the time)

At the moment I just watch Big Brother, works like a charm, watch that for an hour or so and I'm well away :) It usually takes me at least few hours normally though to nod off.

[macf13nd]

you talk to yourself to get yourself to sleep? I must say that is fairly unusual.

i go for:

-sharing some (more than some) wine with my gf

-smoking a cigarette

-reading 10 chapters of a book (I read relatively quickly)

-working 50-60 hours a week

Does the trick. :)

[BGM]

work too hard

i never have a hard time trying to sleep

[4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran]

The trick I use is to go to bed when I feel like I'm ready to go to sleep. I'm out in 5 minutes or less. :D

[macf13nd]

The trick I use is to go to bed when I feel like I'm ready to go to sleep. I'm out in 5 minutes or less. :D

you sly dog....

[Azusa]

i pray i don't think of anything else to do failing that i just think of something that i want to do tomorrow and then im soon sleeping

[Emile]

rub one off :)

:laugh: ...boy, and I thought I was the only one. J/K. My wife won't let me. I usually just watch t.v.

[gigapixels Veteran]

I usually have the TV on. It distracts me from thinking too much. I just set it to sleep mode in one hour, watch for a bit, then I'm out in a few minutes.

[4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran]

rub one off :)

This is a handy fallback option. :yes:

[NightCrawler.]

Takes me 1hour to actually sleep after I jump in bed.

[craybox]

listen to audio books like....

Red Dwarf

Enders Saga

anything on history.....

[Mike Frett]

Drugs. Well, you want the truth, right?.

[teh_apple]

A spliff or two usually does the trick.

[sanctified Veteran]

Nytol, masturbation or sex (if someone is at hand) or slow jazz for me.

[n3wt]

rub one off :)

So true.

[That Guy Veteran]

Get off your ass and do some excercise

Listen to music

Fill your stomach

[trashpickinman]

I can't go to sleep unless I have some kind of background movie or tv on, I just have to be listening to something to get to sleep. Other times I'll mix sleeping pills and a couple of beers to knock me out. Other than that, sometimes I just walk laps around my yard until I get tired enough.

[321]

I usually spend some time reflecting on my day, what I will do the next day or anything else that comes to my mind and eventually I will fall asleep; all of this takes maybe ten or so minutes. Very rarely am I able to just jump in bed and fall asleep.

[AllMac]

You either stay up late, lied down on stomach or listen to very loud music. Oh yes! No ****!

Just the other day my brother was listening to some very loud R&B music. I slept in like a baby. :sleep:

To explain this scientifically; It is the sound waves massaging your brain that make you go to sleep. :yes: